JP2006072972A - Image processing device, image processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for making shutdown immediately in which, in a step prior to performing the shutdown, a job affected by the shutdown processing is noticed to a user, the job which can be temporarily stopped is suspended, and generation of a subsequent job is restricted. <P>SOLUTION: When a shutdown instruction is inputted, it is determined whether there is a job under execution and whether there is a job in a standby state (S605). When there is the job under the execution, information regarding this job, when there is a standby job, the information regarding this job is displayed in a list (S612). While being displayed in the list, the job which can be temporarily stopped is suspended, control processing concerned with the shutdown for restricting a new job (S600) is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for shutting down an image processing apparatus.

  In recent years, a combination of various functions such as copiers and printers used in offices has been promoted. An image processing device called Multi Function Peripheral (MFP), which incorporates a printer controller with an image processing function inside a copier and has the functions of both a copier and a printer, is put on the market. ing. Such multifunction peripherals have been further multi-functionalized by adding a fax function and the like.

  Conventionally, some digital multi-function peripherals have a sleep mode in order to reduce power consumption when not in use.

  However, since a small amount of power is consumed even in the sleep mode, the main body power supply may be cut off depending on the user. Further, in recent years, with the improvement of security awareness, there is an increasing demand for end users to turn off the power supply of the main body.

  Therefore, in recent years, some digital multi-function peripherals have a mode called a shutdown mode in which the main power supply is shut off after all input jobs are completed.

For example, in Patent Document 1, if an image forming operation is being executed when an instruction to execute main power supply cutoff is received, a message indicating that the instruction to execute main power supply cutoff has been received is displayed, and the image forming operation ends. After that, it is described that the main power supply is shut off.
JP 2001-265174 A

  However, in the conventional apparatus, it is displayed that a power-off instruction has been accepted, but information on what happens to the currently input job is not displayed.

  For example, it is not displayed what job is input, which job is recovered when the power is shut down, and which job is not recovered. Furthermore, this is the case for a print job (referred to as a secure print job) that has been submitted as a job but cannot be executed unless a predetermined operation including input of a password is performed. That is, even if it is displayed as an execution waiting job, it is not executed unless a predetermined operation is performed. However, such a job (state) is not displayed.

  Therefore, even if the user can know the existence of a job waiting to be executed or a job being executed, the user cannot know the timing at which the power can be shut down without erasing (cancelling) the job. Further, when a storage type job that is not executed unless a predetermined operation is performed, such as the above-described secure print job, it is difficult for the user to know the existence of the storage type job.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for notifying a user of a job affected by a shutdown process before the shutdown.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, for example, an image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises the following arrangement.

That is, an image processing apparatus that performs image processing based on an input job,
Holding means for holding information relating to the input job;
Determining means for determining whether there is a job being executed and whether there is a job waiting when a shutdown instruction for powering off the image processing apparatus is input;
As a result of the determination by the determination unit, if there is a job being executed, information related to the job being executed, and if there is a job waiting, display means for displaying a list of information related to the standby job;
After a list is displayed by the display unit, when a shutdown continuation instruction is input, a shutdown control unit that performs a control process for powering off the image processing apparatus;
It is characterized by providing.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, for example, a control method for an image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises the following arrangement.

That is, a control method for an image processing apparatus that performs image processing based on an input job,
A holding step for holding information relating to the input job in a memory;
Based on the information held in the memory, whether or not there is a job being executed and whether or not there is a waiting job when a shutdown instruction for powering off the image processing apparatus is input. A judging process for judging;
As a result of the determination process by the determination step, if there is a job being executed, a list display step for displaying a list of information relating to the job, and if there is a job waiting, displaying a list of information relating to the job;
A shutdown control step of performing a control process for powering off the image forming apparatus when a shutdown continuation instruction is input after the list display by the list display step.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to notify the user of a job affected by the shutdown process before the shutdown.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the components described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to them.

[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a basic configuration example of a system including an image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, a digital multifunction peripheral (MFP) 102 as an image forming apparatus according to this embodiment having a document management apparatus 101, a scanner function, and a printer function is connected to each other via a network 107 such as a LAN or the Internet. Yes. Further, a personal computer (PC) 103, an image scanner 104, a facsimile machine (FAX) 105, and a printer 106 are connected to each other via the network 107. The network 107 is not limited to this type, and may be either wireless or wired.

  In the following description, the digital multifunction peripheral 102, the image scanner 104, the facsimile 105, the printer 106, and the like may be collectively referred to as an image forming apparatus.

<Configuration of digital multifunction device>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a basic configuration example of the digital multifunction peripheral 102.

  The digital multi-function peripheral 102 of this embodiment includes a scanner unit 201, a printer unit 202, an operation display unit 203, an encoding / decoding unit 204, a system memory 205, and a page memory 206. In addition, a system control unit 207 including a shutdown control unit 212, a FAX communication control unit 208, a network I / F 209, a hard disk (HD) 210, and an internal bus 211 that connects the above-described units are provided.

  The scanner unit 201 reads an original according to a designated mode (for example, paper size, resolution, density, etc.) and creates image data.

  The printer unit 202 prints a document (image) designated for printing and outputs it to a paper discharge tray via a paper discharge device such as a finisher.

  The operation display unit 203 includes an operation unit for a user to input various setting operations, and displays an operation state of the apparatus. As the operation display unit 203, for example, a touch panel type display screen can be applied. On the touch panel type screen, an instruction such as printing or copying can be input, and a job status held by the MFP 102 can be displayed. Can be displayed.

  The encoding / decoding unit 204 encodes and compresses image data transmitted from the apparatus to the outside, and decodes the compressed data received from the outside to restore the original image data.

  The system memory 205 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores information registered in advance in the apparatus. In addition, a work area necessary for the system control unit 207 to perform various processes is provided.

  The page memory 206 has an area capable of storing image data for one page necessary for encoding and decoding.

  The system control unit 207 is configured by a microcomputer including a central processing unit (CPU), and performs overall control including each unit configuring the multi-function peripheral 102 and performs each process described below that the multi-function peripheral 102 should perform. . The system control unit 207 includes a shutdown control unit 212 that controls a shutdown process described in detail below.

  The FAX communication control unit 208 is connected to a facsimile line such as a PSTN line, and communicates with other facsimile apparatuses via the PSTN line.

  The network I / F 209 functions as an interface for connecting the multi-function peripheral 102 to the network 107, and the multi-function peripheral 102 can perform data communication with an external device via the network I / F 209. it can.

  The HD (Hard Disk) 210 includes a nonvolatile memory such as a magnetic disk, and stores document data received from an external device, scanned document data, and the like in a file format.

  Next, the operation display unit 203 of the digital multifunction peripheral 102 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the operation display unit 203. The operation display unit 203 includes a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 301 that displays a state of the apparatus, a message to the user, and the like, and displays a button image for receiving an operation instruction from the user. Further, the operation display unit 203 includes a user mode key 302 that is pressed to display a list of user modes on the liquid crystal display unit 301. Further, the operation display unit 203 includes a numeric keypad 303, a start key 304, and an operation unit power switch 305. The configuration of the operation display unit 203 is not limited to this.

<Display screen>
Hereinafter, an example of a screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 in the basic operation of the digital multifunction peripheral 102 of the present embodiment will be described. Note that the display contents of each screen described below and the functions that can be set and executed from the screen can be appropriately changed according to the specifications of the apparatus, and the details of each function are not the gist of the present embodiment. Is omitted. In any case, data relating to each screen described below is stored in the system memory 205, and the system control unit 207 generates a screen using this data and displays it on the liquid crystal display unit 301. In addition, operations related to items displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 can be performed by the buttons described above. When the system control unit 207 detects such an operation, a corresponding process is performed and the liquid crystal display unit 301 is operated. Change the screen to be displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a basic copy screen that is displayed first when the digital multifunction peripheral 102 is activated. Note that the first screen displayed after startup can also be changed by setting in the user mode. Copying can be executed in this state, and in the figure, initial settings for copying (scale 100%, A4 paper, number of sheets 1) are displayed in the display window.

  In the screen, there are “size” and “magnification” buttons for setting a scale, a “paper” button for setting paper to be used, and a “sorter” button for setting use / non-use of a sorter. In addition, there are a “double-sided” button for setting duplex copying, an “application mode” button for setting copying using various additional functions, a button for adjusting density, and the like. Copying is performed according to the settings specified using these buttons.

  In the upper part of this screen, there are four buttons, “Copy”, “Send / Fax”, “Box”, and “Remote Scanner”, which indicate functions. Of these, the currently active functions are displayed with high brightness. Therefore, the corresponding function is enabled by instructing other buttons. In addition, at the bottom is an “Interrupt” button that sets the interrupt processing that interrupts the currently running job and executes a new job, “System Status” used for job change, confirmation, cancellation, history display, etc. / Cancel button is provided. This “System Status / Cancel” button is displayed on all screens.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a transmission screen displayed when the “transmission / fax” button is instructed on the screen illustrated in FIG. 4.

  On the send screen, a display window that displays the destination specified on the upper side, a window that displays detailed settings on the right side, a “Scan Settings” button for setting the original reading conditions, a button for specifying a double-sided original, and a file format drop A “file format” button to be selected and set from the down menu, a “divide by page” button to set whether or not to transmit images of a plurality of pages as separate files, and “a” for displaying a preview of the read document on the liquid crystal display unit 301 There is a “Preview” button, a “Transmission setting” button for making detailed transmission settings, and a “Destination table” button for displaying a destination inputted in advance under the window for displaying a destination, and a search for a destination table of an external server. "Search destination" button, "Detail setting" button to set the destination details, "Delete" button to delete the destination , There is a "call" button to call the destination from the past transmission history.

  Below them, the method for transmitting or storing the image data read by the scanner unit from “Fax”, “E-mail”, “I-Fax”, “File”, and “Store in Box” to the new destination. There is a button to select. When sending to an already registered destination, if the “One-touch button” is specified, the registered destination is displayed. When transmitting to the registered destination by a predetermined method, the “routine work” button is indicated. The setting contents such as the transmission method corresponding to the registered destination are displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a box selection screen displayed when the “box” button is designated on the screen shown in FIG. The box function is a function that saves image data scanned by the scanner unit and data (documents) sent via the network. Here, the contents of the user box are displayed for the box number, name, and memory usage. ing. On the right side of the screen, there are “system box” and “fax box” buttons, and the contents of the boxes corresponding to the instructed buttons are displayed. In the lower right corner, the remaining available memory is displayed.

  By performing operations in accordance with the display of the screen as described above, processing such as copying, faxing, printing, scanning, saving, and the like is executed using various functions of the digital multi-function peripheral 102.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen for selecting the shutdown mode in the “common specification setting” screen when the user mode key 302 in the operation display unit 203 shown in FIG. 3 is pressed. The shutdown mode is a process necessary for shutting down the main power supply of the digital multi-function peripheral 102 and a notification to the user, details of which will be described later. When entering the shutdown mode, the user can enter the shutdown mode by instructing the shutdown button image 701. An instruction for the shutdown button image 701 is detected by the liquid crystal display unit 301 in the touch panel format, and this is notified to the system control unit 207. When the system control unit 207 detects this notification, the system control unit 207 shifts to a shutdown mode and executes a control process related to shutdown, which will be described below.

  The operation performed by the user in order to shift to the shutdown mode is not limited to this, and the following operation method may be used.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the shutdown mode is entered by long-pressing the operation unit power switch 305 in the operation display unit 203 shown in FIG. The system control unit 207 counts the time during which the operation unit power switch 305 has been instructed, and shifts to the shutdown mode when the measured time exceeds a predetermined time, and the control process related to shutdown described below Execute.

  Therefore, the user instructs the user mode key 302 to display the screen illustrated in FIG. 7 on the liquid crystal display unit 301. Therefore, it is possible to shift to the shutdown mode by instructing the shutdown button image 701 to shift to the shutdown mode or pressing the operation unit power switch 305 for a certain period of time.

  When there are a plurality of types of shutdown modes, long pressing of the operation unit power switch 305 functions as a shortcut to a screen for instructing the user mode key 302 to display the screen illustrated in FIG. 7 on the liquid crystal display unit 301. . The screen transition may be such that the shutdown button image 701 is displayed by long pressing.

  By performing one of the two types of operations as described above, the user can enter the shutdown mode.

<Power ON / OFF>
The digital multi-function peripheral 102 according to the present embodiment has two power switches including a main power switch (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body and an operation unit power switch 305 provided in the display operation unit. When starting the apparatus from a state where the main power is OFF, the main power switch is turned ON. When the main power is shut off, the operation unit power switch 305 is pressed for a certain period of time, or the user mode key 302 and the shutdown button 701 are instructed in this order. Thereby, after shifting to the shutdown mode and performing the shutdown process, the main power switch is turned off. By turning off the main power supply, all power supply to the MFP 102 is cut off. On the other hand, when the operation unit power switch is pressed for a time shorter than a predetermined time, power is supplied to a part of the functions of the digital multi-function peripheral and other power supplies are shut off.

<Shutdown mode>
As described above, when the operation unit power switch 305 is pressed for a certain period of time, the mode shifts to the shutdown mode. Alternatively, when the shutdown mode 701 is selected on the screen displayed by instructing the user mode key 302 in the operation display unit 203 (the screen illustrated in FIG. 7), the mode is shifted to the shutdown mode. When the system shifts to the shutdown mode, the system control unit 207 first searches for a job being executed or a standby job, and if there is, displays information on the searched job on the liquid crystal display unit 301 as a list.

  Here, the process of searching for a job that is being executed or a job that is waiting is a well-known technique. For example, the system control unit 207 always manages information (job information) related to the input job. This information includes the job status (such as “Waiting” for the job when it was entered, “Running” if the waiting job is executed, “Exit” when job execution is complete) Always manage the job status). Therefore, the system control unit 207 can identify the job being executed and the waiting job by referring to the job information for all jobs, and the job name of the identified job, the date and time when the job was received, etc. Can be obtained from this job information.

  When the system control unit 207 searches for jobs that are being executed and / or waiting, information about these jobs is displayed in a list on the liquid crystal display unit 301, but there are various display forms. Things can be considered. Here, two types of display modes (hereinafter, one is called a first shutdown confirmation screen and the other is called a second shutdown confirmation screen) will be described.

  Moreover, you may enable it for a user to switch these two types of display forms.

  First, the first shutdown confirmation screen will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the first shutdown confirmation screen. As shown in the figure, the first shutdown confirmation screen has a display form in which a display area 905 displays information relating to a job being executed and information relating to a waiting job by grouping them separately. is there. For example, in the drawing, as the jobs being executed, there are a “printing” job, a “sending” job, and a “scanning” job. In the figure, the status (printing, sending, scanning), job ID, job occurrence date and time, and job purpose are displayed for each job. On the other hand, the waiting jobs include a “print wait” job and a “send wait” job. In the figure, for each job, the status (waiting for printing, waiting for transmission), job ID, job occurrence date and time, and job purpose are displayed.

  In the same figure, in order to visually distinguish the display area for the information on the job being executed from the display area for the information on the waiting job, the display areas are separated by dotted lines 903. Note that the display form for the purpose of distinguishing each display area is not limited to this.

  Therefore, the user can easily identify which job is being executed by looking at the first shutdown confirmation screen.

  If there is a print job (hereinafter referred to as a secure job) that cannot be executed unless a predetermined operation including input of a personal identification number is performed among waiting jobs, the following processing is performed. That is, as shown in the area 904 in the figure, a message indicating “There is a secure print JOB!” Is displayed in a visually easy-to-understand manner, for example, by highlighting or the like, to alert the user.

  The display is not limited to such information. That is, of the information regarding the waiting job displayed in the display area 905, the information regarding the job corresponding to the secure job may be displayed in a color different from the others, and the display form is particularly limited. Not what you want.

  As for the search for a secure job, the information relating to this job includes identification information indicating whether or not this job is a secure job. Therefore, by referring to this identification information in the information related to the waiting job, the secure job can be specified among the waiting jobs. Thereby, it can be detected that a secure job exists at the same time.

  Note that the status of each job displayed on the first shutdown confirmation screen (execution, standby) is changed in real time, and therefore this display is updated in real time. Of course, the display is deleted for jobs that have been executed.

  Here, when the user instructs the cancel button 901, the screen returns from the shutdown mode to the normal operation mode (the mode before shifting to the shutdown mode), and the corresponding screen is displayed. On the other hand, when an execution button 902 is instructed, a series of processes related to shutdown described below is executed.

  Next, the second shutdown confirmation screen will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the second shutdown confirmation screen. In this figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the second shutdown confirmation screen is different from the first shutdown confirmation screen only in the display form in the display area 1001. Accordingly, the display in the display area 1001 will be described below.

  The items to be displayed in the display area 1001 are information related to the job being executed and information related to the waiting job, as in the first shutdown confirmation screen. On the second shutdown confirmation screen, each job is The operation contents are classified and displayed. In the figure, information about a job is classified and displayed in three types: a job for printing, a job for sending and receiving data using the fax function, and a job for copying. That is, each job is divided into these three types, and information relating to the job is displayed for each group. Although one group is a job for performing the same operation, it is classified and displayed as a job being executed and a job waiting.

  In the drawing, the display areas are divided by dotted lines 1002 and 1003 in order to visually distinguish the display areas of the groups. Note that the display form for the purpose of distinguishing each display area is not limited to this.

  Note that the status of each job displayed on the second shutdown confirmation screen (running or waiting) is changed in real time, and thus this display is updated in real time. Of course, the display is deleted for jobs that have been executed.

  On the other hand, when shifting to the shutdown mode, if there is no job being executed or waiting, the display of the shutdown confirmation screen is skipped and the shutdown execution screen illustrated in FIG. 13 is displayed and the shutdown is performed. Process. Further, when there is no job being executed and no waiting job when shifting to the shutdown mode, the following processing may be performed. That is, after displaying the shutdown confirmation screen for notifying the user that there is no job being executed, waiting job, and waiting job, the shutdown execution screen illustrated in FIG. Do processing.

  Note that when shifting to the shutdown mode, the user may set which of the above-described processes the shutdown process is to be performed when there is no job being executed and no job is waiting.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen (confirmation screen) for confirming again whether the shutdown process is performed after the job being executed is interrupted and deleted, and the standby job is deleted. This confirmation screen is displayed when the shutdown instruction screen (in this embodiment, the first shutdown confirmation screen or the second shutdown confirmation screen) is designated with the button image 902 and a shutdown instruction is input. It is.

<Cancel confirmation screen for running / waiting job>
When the user designates the button 1101 on the screen shown in FIG. 13, the shutdown execution screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. In addition, the job being executed is interrupted and data related to the job is erased from the HD 210, and data relating to a waiting job that is not saved after the shutdown is erased from the HD 210 and the shutdown process is started. When the user instructs the button 1102, the liquid crystal display unit 301 performs processing for displaying a shutdown confirmation screen that has been displayed previously. The screen illustrated in FIG. 11 may be displayed as a pop-up screen on the shutdown confirmation screen (in front).

<Display screen during software operation>
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen (confirmation screen) displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 in order to make the user select whether or not to shut down. This confirmation screen is displayed in the following cases. That is, it is assumed that the button image 902 is indicated on the shutdown confirmation screen (in this embodiment, the first shutdown confirmation screen or the second shutdown confirmation screen) and the shutdown instruction is input. At this point, this confirmation screen is displayed when a process that updates the in-device information is operating regardless of the job being executed and the job that is waiting. The process of updating the in-device information includes, for example, a process of updating font data by downloading font data in the apparatus from the outside and writing it to the HD 210. Further, for example, processing for downloading and updating system data such as device setting parameters from the outside, and processing for transmitting system data of the device itself to the outside also correspond. In addition, for example, processing for receiving firmware and application programs executed by the apparatus from the outside and writing them to the HD is also an example of processing for updating the in-device information.

  When the user designates the button image 1201 on the screen shown in FIG. 13, the shutdown execution screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed and the shutdown process is started. In this case, the in-device information update process is performed in parallel with the shutdown process. When the user instructs the button image 1202, the liquid crystal display unit 301 performs processing for displaying the shutdown confirmation screen that has been displayed previously. The screen illustrated in FIG. 12 may be displayed as a pop-up screen on the shutdown confirmation screen (in front).

<Shutdown execution screen>
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the shutdown execution screen. The screen illustrated in FIG. 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 until the shutdown process is completed. In the shutdown process, the following processes are performed as described above. That is, a process for interrupting and erasing a job being executed, a process for erasing a waiting job that is not saved after shutdown, and a process for disabling the waiting job that is saved after shutdown are performed. During this process, as shown in FIG. 13, “suspending” is displayed as the status of the job being executed and the standby job that is not saved after shutdown, and the deleted job is displayed from this screen. Turn off the display. In addition, a waiting job that is saved after a shutdown that is not a deletion target is not displayed on the shutdown execution screen.

  Further, a software end process including a font download process and a system data download process other than the process related to the job is performed. Further, the hardware, such as a printer, scanner, and fax device, is terminated. These series of processes are performed by the system control unit 207 as described above.

  When the deletion of all jobs to be deleted, software end processing, and hardware end processing are completed, it is determined that the shutdown has ended, and the display is changed from the shutdown execution screen to a shutdown end screen described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the shutdown execution screen includes a forced OFF button 1301 that immediately skips the deletion, update processing, software termination processing, and hardware termination processing of the currently executed job and terminates the shutdown immediately. Yes. When the user instructs the forced OFF button 1301, it is possible to immediately transition to the shutdown end screen. In this case, since the job deletion process is skipped, control such as creation of a job history that is controlled within the normal end procedure is not performed. These processes are also skipped when a software operation such as downloading font data is being performed, or when a hardware operation such as cooling down the printer unit is being performed.

<Forced termination confirmation screen>
FIG. 14 is a diagram for letting the user select whether to interrupt the update process and immediately shut down when the end, erase, and stop processes are performed when the forced OFF button 1301 in FIG. 13 is instructed. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen displayed on a liquid crystal display unit 301. FIG. The termination, deletion, and stop processes include a software end process for in-device information, a hardware end process for hardware such as a printer and a scanner, and a deletion and stop process for executing and waiting jobs.

  When the user designates the button 1401 on the screen shown in the figure, the update process is interrupted and the shutdown process is immediately performed. On the other hand, when the button image 1402 is instructed, the updating process is continued as it is, and the liquid crystal display unit 301 performs a process of displaying the shutdown confirmation screen that has been displayed previously. The screen illustrated in FIG. 14 may be displayed as a pop-up screen on the shutdown confirmation screen (in front).

  In addition, the forced termination confirmation screen may be displayed by replacing the wording displayed in each of the software termination process, hardware termination process, job deletion, and stop process.

<Shutdown completion screen>
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen displayed at the end of the shutdown process. When transitioning to this screen, the shutdown control unit 212 is inaccessible to the network 107, inaccessible to the HD 210, and all software is stopped. After confirming that the shutdown completion screen is displayed, the user can operate the main power switch (not shown) to turn off the main power.

  Alternatively, the shutdown end screen and the main power supply may be linked, and the main power supply may be turned off instead of displaying the shutdown end screen.

<Display processing of first shutdown confirmation screen>
A series of processes from the display of the first shutdown confirmation screen to the transition to the shutdown execution screen will be described below with reference to FIG. A program and data for causing the system control unit 207 (including the shutdown control unit 212) to execute processing according to the flowchart of FIG. By using these programs and data, the system control unit 207 performs each process described below.

  When the shutdown mode is entered by the user operation as described above, first, the process in step S600 is performed. In step S600, the shutdown control unit 212 in the system control unit 207 ignores the incoming call for facsimile reception in the FAX communication control unit 208, and restricts the facsimile reception operation. Due to this restriction, the partner device determines that the receiver does not respond, and moves to an operation such as redial. After this facsimile reception restriction, the process proceeds to step S601.

  Next, in step S601, it is determined whether or not there is a job being executed and a job that is waiting by referring to the system memory 205 that holds information about the job. If there is, the process proceeds to step S602.

  In step S602, information about the job is read and acquired one by one from the set of the job being executed and the waiting job. Then, the process proceeds to step S603. In step S603, it is determined from the acquired job information whether this job exists as an accumulated job such as a secure print job. If it is an accumulated job, the process proceeds to step S604.

  In step S604, the acquired job information (information relating to the accumulated job) is set in a state where a flag (secure print flag) indicating that the job information is an accumulated job is turned on (for example, set to 1). Store with. The storage destination is a “standby job save area” in the system memory 205.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S611, and it is determined whether or not information on all held jobs has been acquired. If there is information on a job that has not yet been acquired, the process returns to step S602, and the subsequent processes repeat.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S603 that the information acquired in step S602 is not that of the accumulated job, the process proceeds to step S605, and the information acquired in step S602 is referenced to determine whether this job is being executed. Judge whether or not. If the job is being executed, the process advances to step S606 to store the acquired job information (information on the job that is not a stored job and that is being executed) in the “execution job save area” in the system memory 205. To do.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S611, and it is determined whether or not information on all held jobs has been acquired. If there is information on a job that has not yet been acquired, the process returns to step S602, and the subsequent processes repeat.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S605 that the information acquired in step S602 is not for the job being executed, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S607, the information acquired in step S602 is referred to, and it is determined whether or not this job is a job (power-off holding job) held in the system memory 205 even after the power of the apparatus is turned off. . Examples of such a job include a fax transmission job in which a timer is set at the transmission time, and a type of job that is executed when the apparatus is turned off and restarted. The setting as to whether the job is a power-off holding job can be set by the user before the job is submitted to the apparatus.

  If the job is not a power-off holding job, that is, a job that is deleted (cancelled) during the shutdown process, the process advances to step S608. In step S <b> 608, the acquired job information (information regarding the power-off holding job and not the accumulated job) is stored in the “standby job save area” in the system memory 205.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S611, and it is determined whether or not information on all held jobs has been acquired. If there is information on a job that has not yet been acquired, the process returns to step S602, and the subsequent processes repeat.

  If it is determined in step S607 that the information acquired in step S602 is a power-off holding job, the process proceeds to step S609. In step S609, the information acquired in step S602 is referred to. If the job is a facsimile job, in step S610, the waiting facsimile job cannot be changed during execution, and the process proceeds to step S611. The transmission operation is not performed even when the standby job is ready to be transmitted after the communication of another facsimile job being executed is completed due to the in-execution transition not possible. Then, the process proceeds to step S611, and it is determined whether or not information on all held jobs has been acquired. If there is information on a job that has not yet been acquired, the process returns to step S602, and the subsequent processes repeat.

  Then, when information about all the held jobs is acquired and the processes of steps S602 to S610 are performed, the process proceeds from step S611 to step S612, and the system control unit 207 displays the shutdown confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. Displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301. For the display, first, in step S606, the information group stored in the job area being executed is read, and only the information to be displayed is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 as “information about the job being executed”. After that, in step S608, the information group stored in the waiting job area is read out, and only the information to be displayed is displayed in the display area under “Information about the job being executed” as “Information about the job being executed”. To do. Note that the relative positional relationship between the display area of “information about a waiting job” and the display area of “information about an active job” is not limited to this, and each display area can be visually distinguished. There are no particular limitations on the display format.

  Further, referring to information stored in the job area being executed, if there is information stored together with the flag indicating that the secure print flag is ON, the following processing is performed. In other words, information indicating that there is a secure print job is displayed prominently by highlighting or the like in a different area from the previously displayed “information relating to the job being executed” and “information relating to the job that is on standby”.

  Therefore, in step S612, the system control unit 207 displays the shutdown confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 9 on the liquid crystal display unit 301, and then proceeds to step S613.

  In step S612, when the shutdown confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 9 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301, if there are no jobs to be displayed due to completion of all the jobs being executed, the following is performed. You may do it. That is, since it is not necessary to confirm to the user that the power supply is shut down, the display of the shutdown confirmation screen may be automatically shifted to the shutdown execution screen. Or you may change to the shutdown end screen of FIG.

  In step S613, the user continues the shutdown operation or waits for an input from the shutdown operation to return to the normal screen. Then, after input from the user, the process proceeds to step S614.

  Next, in step S614, at the time of cancel input (when an instruction from the cancel button 901 is detected), the process proceeds to step S615. In step S615, the facsimile reception (incoming) restriction in step S600 is canceled, and the FAX communication control unit 208 accepts incoming facsimile. Further, in step S610, the suspension of execution of the waiting facsimile job is canceled, and the waiting job is allowed to change during execution. After performing the release operation, the screen returns to the normal screen. The normal screen described here may be a screen immediately before entering the shutdown operation, or may be a specific initial screen.

  On the other hand, when the shutdown operation is continuously input (when the instruction of the execution button 902 is detected), the process proceeds to step S616. In step S 616, the execution and waiting job information stored in the “executing job save area” and the “waiting job save area” in the system memory 205 is read. At this time, if there is job information to be read (that is, there is a job being executed or waiting), the process proceeds to step S617, and if not, the process proceeds to step S619.

  Next, in step S617, as shown in FIG. 11, a message such as “Are you sure you want to cancel the running or standby job and execute the shutdown process?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301. This message display may be displayed as a pop-up screen on the entire shutdown confirmation screen. Then, after the message is displayed, the process proceeds to step S618.

  Next, in step S618, when the user inputs “Yes” to the confirmation message displayed in step S617 (when the instruction of the button 1101 is detected), the process proceeds to step S619. If “NO” is input (when an instruction of the button 1102 is detected), the process proceeds to step S612.

  In step S619, the shutdown control unit 212 checks whether a software operation other than the job operation is in progress. If the software operation is in progress, the process proceeds to step S620. If it is not in operation, it exits the shutdown confirmation screen and switches the screen display to a shutdown execution screen as illustrated in FIG.

  Next, in step S620, as shown in FIG. 12, a blind message such as “In-device information is being updated. Do you want to execute the shutdown mode?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301. This message display may be displayed as a pop-up screen on the entire shutdown confirmation screen. Then, after the message is displayed, the process proceeds to step S621.

  Next, in step S621, when the user inputs “No” to the confirmation message displayed in step S620 (when the instruction of the button 1202 is detected), the process proceeds to step S613. When “Yes” is input (when the instruction of the button 1201 is detected), the shutdown confirmation screen is exited, and the screen display is switched to a shutdown execution screen as illustrated in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S601 that there is no job being executed or waiting, the process proceeds to step S622. If it is detected in step S622 that an instruction not to skip the shutdown confirmation screen has been input by the user, the process proceeds to step S602, and the processes after step S602 described above are performed. If it is detected that an instruction to skip has been input by the user, the shutdown confirmation screen is exited, and the screen display is switched to a shutdown execution screen as illustrated in FIG.

<Second Shutdown Confirmation Screen Display Processing>
A series of processing until the second shutdown confirmation screen is displayed and the screen shifts to the shutdown execution screen will be described below with reference to FIG. 17 showing a flowchart of the processing. A program and data for causing the system control unit 207 (including the shutdown control unit 212) to execute processing according to the flowchart of FIG. By using these programs and data, the system control unit 207 performs each process described below.

  When the shutdown mode is entered by the user's operation as described above, first, in step S700, the following processing is performed. In step S700, the shutdown control unit 212 in the system control unit 207 ignores an incoming call for facsimile reception in the FAX communication control unit 208, and restricts the facsimile reception operation. Due to this restriction, the partner device recognizes that the partner device has not responded, and moves to an operation such as redial. After the facsimile reception restriction, the process proceeds to step S701.

  Next, in step S701, it is determined by referring to the system memory 205 that holds information about the job whether there is a job being executed or a job that is waiting. If there is, the process proceeds to step S702.

  In step S702, processing similar to that in step S602 is performed, and information about the job is sequentially read and acquired one by one from the set of jobs being executed and waiting jobs. Then, the process proceeds to step S703, and the same process as in step S603 is performed. Based on the acquired job information, it is determined whether or not this job is an accumulated job. If the job is an accumulated job, the process proceeds to step S704. .

  The acquired job information (information relating to the accumulated job) is a job for performing a printing operation. Therefore, in step S704, the job information is stored in an area (print area) for storing only a job for performing a print operation in the system memory 205. Further, the stored information is attached with a flag (secure print flag) indicating that the job information is a stored job turned on (for example, set to 1).

  Then, the process proceeds to step S713, and it is determined whether or not information on all held jobs has been acquired. If there is information on a job that has not yet been acquired, the process returns to step S702, and the subsequent processes repeat.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S703 that the information acquired in step S702 is not that of the accumulated job, the process proceeds to step S705, and the information acquired in step S702 is referred to. Judge whether there is. If it is a power-off holding job, the process advances to step S706 to further determine whether this job is being executed. If so, the process advances to step S707; otherwise, the process advances to step S708.

  Next, in step S708, if this job is a fax job, in step S709, the waiting facsimile job is disabled during execution, and the process proceeds to step S713. The transmission operation is not performed even when the standby job is ready to be transmitted after the communication of another facsimile job being executed is completed due to the in-execution transition not possible. On the other hand, if it is not a fax job, the process proceeds to step S713.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S705 that the information acquired in step S702 does not belong to the power-off holding job, the process proceeds to step S707, and the type of the job is determined by referring to the job information. .

  If this job is for performing a copy operation, the process advances to step S710. In step S710, the information regarding the job acquired in step S702 is stored in the “COPY area” which is an area for storing only the job for performing the copy operation in the system memory 205.

  On the other hand, if this job is for performing an operation using the fax function, the process advances to step S711. In step S <b> 711, the information regarding the job acquired in step S <b> 702 is stored in a “FAX area” that is an area for storing only a job for performing an operation using the FAX function in the system memory 205.

  On the other hand, if this job is for performing a printing operation, the process advances to step S712. In step S 712, information regarding the job acquired in step S 702 is stored in the “print area” in the system memory 205.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S713, and it is determined whether or not information on all held jobs has been acquired. If there is information on a job that has not yet been acquired, the process returns to step S702, and the subsequent processes repeat.

  Information on all the held jobs is acquired, and when the processing in steps S702 to S712 is performed, the processing proceeds from step S713 to step S714, and the system control unit 207 displays the screen illustrated in FIG. Displayed on the unit 301. For the display, first, in step S712, the information group stored in the print area is read, and only the information to be displayed is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 as “information about the print job”. Thereafter, in step S711, the information group stored in the FAX area is read, and only the information to be displayed is displayed as “information about the fax job” in the display area under “information about the print job”. Thereafter, in step S710, the information group stored in the COPY area is read, and only the information to be displayed is displayed as “information about copy job” in the display area under “information about fax job”.

  Note that the relative positional relationship between the respective display areas is not limited to this, and is not particularly limited as long as each display area can be visually distinguished.

  Further, referring to the information stored in the print area, if there is information stored with the flag that the secure print flag is ON, there is a secure print job in a different area from the previously displayed information group. The information is displayed prominently by highlighting.

  On the other hand, in the processing in step S701, the processing in step S724 to be performed when there is no job being executed or waiting is the same as step S622 described above. Further, Step S715 to Step S723, which are steps until the transition to the shutdown execution screen after the shutdown confirmation screen is displayed, are the same as Step S613 to Step S621 described above, and thus description thereof is omitted here.

<Shutdown execution screen display processing>
Next, a series of processing from the display of the shutdown execution screen to the transition to the shutdown end screen will be described below with reference to FIG. 18 showing a flowchart of the processing. A program and data for causing the system control unit 207 (including the shutdown control unit 212) to execute processing according to the flowchart of FIG. By using these programs and data, the system control unit 207 performs each process described below.

  After transitioning to the shutdown execution screen in the first and second shutdown confirmation screen display processing flowcharts, first, the processing in step S800 is performed. In step S800, the shutdown control unit 212 refers to the job information stored in each area in the system memory 205, and checks whether there is job information for a job being executed or job information for a waiting job. Here, “each area” is “active job save area”, “standby job save area”, or “COPY area”, “FAX area”, and “print area”. If there is job information of the job being executed or information on the waiting job, the process proceeds to step S801. If not, the process proceeds to step S807.

  In step S801, the job information in the system memory 205 is referred to. If the referred job information is the job information of the job being executed (the job being executed exists), the process proceeds to step S803. On the other hand, if it is job information of the waiting job (there is a waiting job), the process proceeds to step S802.

  In step S802, if the waiting job information is job information of a job stored after shutdown, the process proceeds to step S805, and if it is job information of a job not stored, the process proceeds to step S804.

  In step S803, a series of job cancel processing is performed such that the job being executed is interrupted and then deleted from the HDD 210, and the process advances to step S806.

  Similarly, in step S804, a series of job cancellation processes are performed such as deleting information about a waiting job that is not saved after shutdown from the HD 210, and the process advances to step S806.

  On the other hand, in step S805, the waiting job that is saved after the shutdown is temporarily stopped, and the execution state transition is disabled. Then, the process proceeds to step S806. Since the processing here does not cancel the job but only pauses it, it is possible to operate the paused job again after the next power-on.

  Next, in step S806, it is checked whether jobs corresponding to all job information in the system memory 205 have been processed, that is, whether any of steps S803, S804, or S805 has been performed on all jobs.

  If all jobs have been processed, the process proceeds to step S807. If not, the process proceeds to step S801.

  In step S807, the shutdown control unit 212 performs software termination processing including font download processing and system data download processing other than the processing related to the job. For example, this corresponds to a process of returning the operation unit constituting the optical system of the scanner to the home position. Of course, processing for returning the other operating units of the digital multi-function peripheral 102 to the initial position is also included. Then, the process proceeds to step S808.

  In step S808, the shutdown control unit 212 performs a termination process for hardware such as a printer, a scanner, and a fax device. Then, the process proceeds to step S809.

  In step S809, the termination process in each of steps S807 and S808 is monitored. If all software and hardware end processing has been completed, it is considered that shutdown has been completed, and the process proceeds to step S813. In step S813, the shutdown end screen shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301, and the process ends. On the other hand, if the end process is not completed, the process proceeds to step S810.

  In step S810, it is checked whether or not there has been an instruction (pressed) to the forced OFF key 1301 as displayed in the shutdown execution screen shown in FIG. If there is an instruction, the process proceeds to step S811, and if there is no instruction, the process proceeds to step S809.

  In step S811, the screen shown in FIG. 14, that is, the software or hardware termination process is interrupted, a message for confirming that the shutdown process is performed is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301, and the process proceeds to step S812. In this embodiment, the message on the screen shown in FIG. 14 is used as a message display example. However, the message display example may be changed according to the processing status of the software or hardware, that is, depending on the state when the software is not processed, when the hardware is not processed, or when the software and hardware are not processed.

  In step S812, when it is detected that the user has indicated the “Yes” button image 1201 in the message display displayed in step S811, the completion of the software and hardware end processing is skipped. Further, the process of updating the in-device information is interrupted, and the process proceeds to step S813.

  On the other hand, if it is detected that the user has designated the “No” button image 1202, the process proceeds to step S809. If the end of software or the end of hardware is detected while waiting for the instruction of the button images 1201 and 1202, the process proceeds to step S813 without waiting for the input of this instruction.

  In step S813, the screen illustrated in FIG. 15, that is, a screen for notifying the end of shutdown is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301. After the display, the HDD device protection and the LAN device closing are performed as the final processing of the system. Furthermore, the relay of the facsimile line is set to a state in which only a telephone call can be made, the power other than the display unit power is turned off, all software tasks are stopped, and all the shutdown sequences are terminated.

  By executing such a shutdown sequence, the power supply of the digital multi-function peripheral 102 can be shut down in a state where the HDD 210 is not accessed. Therefore, the HDD crashes by accidentally shutting down the power supply while accessing the HDD. It can be avoided from such danger.

  Furthermore, since the power of the digital multi-function peripheral 102 can be shut down after the hardware end processing is performed to bring the digital multi-function peripheral to the correct initial state in terms of hardware, the apparatus can be started up correctly after the power is turned on next time. Can do.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the shutdown mode is executed before the power supply of the apparatus main body is shut off, and the job being executed and waiting are canceled when the shutdown is executed on the confirmation screen. The job is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for the user. Also, when a job such as a secure print job is input that cannot be executed unless the user performs a predetermined operation, the existence of such a job is displayed in a conspicuous form for the user.

  Therefore, the user can easily grasp the presence / absence of the job affected by the shutdown process and the contents of the job only by looking at the display of the job list displayed on the shutdown confirmation screen. This makes it possible to avoid interruption or cancellation of the job that is not intended by the user when performing the shutdown process.

  When shutdown is executed, job operations such as copying, faxing, and printing can be canceled or suspended. Furthermore, it is possible to end the shutdown after waiting for the end of software other than jobs and the end of hardware such as a scanner, printer, and fax device.

  Note that, as the multifunction peripheral according to the present embodiment, a digital multifunction peripheral including a copy function, a print function, and a fax function has been described as an example. However, it may be a digital composite including a SEND function which is a network transmission / reception JOB such as FTP and IFAX using NETWORK.

[Second Embodiment]
In the embodiment described above, only information on jobs that are affected (suspended or canceled) by the shutdown process is displayed, but information on all jobs that have been submitted may be displayed. In that case, it is desirable to display so that the user can easily recognize the job affected by the shutdown process.

  If the display format allows the user to easily recognize the presence or absence of the job affected by the shutdown process and the contents of the job, the information of the job affected by the shutdown process is displayed in a format other than the format described above. You may do it.

  In addition, instead of displaying the presence / absence of the job affected by the shutdown process and the content of the job on the operation display unit 203 (the liquid crystal display unit 301), it may be printed out in a predetermined format.

  Furthermore, when there is no job that is affected by the shutdown process, a screen that explicitly indicates to that effect may be displayed.

  The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus (such as a digital multifunction peripheral) composed of a single device.

  In addition, this invention also includes the case achieved with the following forms. That is, a software program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiment (in this embodiment, a program corresponding to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 16 to 18) is directly or remotely supplied to the system or apparatus. Thereafter, the present invention is achieved by the computer of the system or apparatus reading and executing the supplied program code. In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, the form does not need to be a program.

  Accordingly, since the functions of the present invention are implemented by computer, the program code installed in the computer also implements the present invention. That is, the claims of the present invention include the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

  In this case, the program may be in any form as long as it has a program function, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, and nonvolatile memory card. Further, there are ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) and the like.

  As another program supply method, a client computer browser is used to connect to an Internet site. The computer program of the present invention itself or a compressed file including an automatic installation function can be supplied from the site by downloading it to a recording medium such as a hard disk. It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different site. That is, a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from the site via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. Let It is also possible to execute the encrypted program by using the key information and install the program on a computer.

  In addition, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program, and can also be realized by the following processing. That is, the functions of the above-described embodiments can be realized by performing some or all of the actual processing by the OS running on the computer based on the instructions of the program.

  Furthermore, it is assumed that the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. In that case, the CPU of the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a basic configuration example of a system including an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a basic configuration example of a digital multifunction peripheral 102. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of an operation display unit 203. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a basic copy screen that is displayed first when the digital multifunction peripheral 102 is activated. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a transmission screen that is displayed when the “transmission / fax” button is instructed on the screen illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a box selection screen displayed when a “box” button is designated on the screen shown in FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen for pressing down the user mode key 302 in the operation display part 203 shown in FIG. 3, and selecting the shutdown mode in a common specification setting screen. It is the schematic diagram which showed a mode that it entered into shutdown mode by long-pressing the operation part power switch 305 in the operation display part 203 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a 1st shutdown confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a 2nd shutdown confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen (confirmation screen) for confirming again whether it interrupts and erases the job in execution, and performs the shutdown process after erasing the waiting job. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen (confirmation screen) displayed on the liquid crystal display part 301 in order to make a user select whether to perform a shutdown. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a shutdown execution screen. When the end, erase, and stop processes are performed when the forced OFF key 1301 is instructed, the display is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 301 so that the user can select whether to interrupt the update process and immediately shut down. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen displayed at the time of completion | finish of a shutdown process. It is a flowchart of a series of processes until it changes to a shutdown execution screen after displaying a 1st shutdown confirmation screen. It is a flowchart of a series of processes until it changes to a shutdown execution screen after displaying a 2nd shutdown confirmation screen. It is a flowchart of a series of processes after a shutdown execution screen is displayed until shutdown ends.

Claims (16)

An image processing apparatus that performs image processing based on an input job,
Holding means for holding information relating to the input job;
A determination unit for determining whether there is a job being executed and whether there is a job waiting when a shutdown instruction for powering off the image processing apparatus is input;
As a result of the determination by the determination means, if there is a job being executed, information relating to the job being executed, if there is a job waiting, display means for displaying a list of information relating to the standby job;
After a list is displayed by the display means, when a shutdown continuation instruction is input, a shutdown control means for performing a control process for powering off the image processing apparatus,
An image processing apparatus comprising:   The display unit groups information relating to a job being executed and information relating to a job that is not stored in the holding unit after the power of the image forming apparatus is shut down among waiting jobs. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus displays a list by distinguishing between them.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit groups the input jobs for each type of image processing job and displays information related to the job.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the types of image processing include a copy function, a fax function, and a print function. The display means further displays a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not to shut down the power supply of the image processing apparatus, and when a shutdown instruction is input during the display of the confirmation screen,
The shutdown control means deletes the job that is being executed from among the listed jobs after suspending the job, and deletes the waiting job that is not saved after the shutdown from among the listed jobs. If there is a waiting job that is saved after shutdown among the waiting jobs, the job is not transferred during execution, and a screen indicating that the job is to be shut down is displayed and the shutdown process is controlled. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   When the display means is displaying a screen indicating that the shutdown is to be performed, if an instruction for forcibly shutting down the power supply of the image processing apparatus is made, the shutdown control means shuts down. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processing is interrupted.   When the shutdown control means is executing a control process for turning off the power of the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus is performing a process for updating information held in the apparatus The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a confirmation screen for confirming whether to shut down the power supply of the image processing apparatus is displayed.   8. The shutdown control unit terminates a process for updating information held in the image processing apparatus when the shutdown instruction is input while the confirmation screen is displayed. The image processing apparatus described. When the determination unit determines that there is no job being executed or waiting,
The shutdown control unit displays a screen indicating that the shutdown is performed without displaying a screen for confirming whether or not to perform the shutdown, and controls the shutdown process. The image processing apparatus described. The image forming apparatus has a facsimile function for performing facsimile transmission / reception. The shutdown control means receives the facsimile reception by the facsimile function in response to an input of a shutdown instruction for powering off the image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing apparatus is controlled so as to be prohibited.   The shutdown control unit controls to permit facsimile reception by the prohibited facsimile function in response to input of support for canceling execution of control processing for powering off the image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10. The image forming apparatus has a facsimile function for performing facsimile transmission / reception. The shutdown control unit is configured to execute a facsimile transmission / reception job waiting to be executed in response to input of a shutdown instruction for powering off the image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein continuation of execution is stopped.   The shutdown control unit is configured to execute a facsimile transmission / reception job waiting to be executed in response to input of support for canceling execution of control processing for powering off the image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processing is resumed. A control method of an image processing apparatus that performs image processing based on an input job,
A holding step for holding information relating to the input job in a memory;
Based on the information held in the memory, whether or not there is a job being executed and whether or not there is a waiting job when a shutdown instruction for powering off the image processing apparatus is input. A judging process for judging;
As a result of the determination process by the determination step, if there is a job being executed, a list display step for displaying a list of information relating to the job, and if there is a job waiting, displaying a list of information relating to the job;
A shutdown control step of performing a control process for powering off the image forming apparatus when a shutdown continuation instruction is input after the list is displayed by the list display step.   A program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to claim 14.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 15.

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